To emphasize that the Picture of the Month polls are different from other polls around the forum, and that the emphasis should be on the pictures rather than the royal houses for which they represent, instead of the country name, the pictures are embedded into the poll choices this month. To see the image in its full size, click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

This month, our Picture of the Month representatives had help in selecting their images with a small committee of their choosing. Below, you can see each royal house's representative (in bold) followed by their chosen committee members.

Belgium: Mette2 - Dennism, pdas1201 and Danielle

Spain: mtbcm - LaChicaMadrilena, Elsa M., Anna_R

Jordan: Humera - Little_star

Morocco: Humera - Amira

Brunei: Humera - Warren

Monaco: tbhrc - Ianna, Michelle, Iceflower

Japan: mandyy - kei893265, merampo

Norway: purple_platinum - Larzen, LaMinka

Sweden: purple_platinum - Lena

Luxembourg: suturegeisha - drimal

The Netherlands: The Watcher - Marengo, Maxie

Britain: princejohnny25 - ysbel, HMQueenElizabethII, Avalon

Denmark: H.M. Margrethe - Mandy, norwegianne, pdas1201

In response to member feedback this month's poll will be open for three weeks rather than two. It will close on Saturday, April 22. During these three weeks, we ask that no one state whom they've voted for so as not to influence other members as they make their choices. For the final week of the month, you can discuss as much as you'd like about which image you voted for and why.

Please note that the pictures in the above poll have been posted in a random order, first by their shape (portrait or landscape), and do not reflect any personal feelings of The Moderating Team.

A. NorwayPrincess Ingrid Alexandra hug big brother, Marius Borg Hoiby, from behind with an adoring smile.
Meanwhile, Marius hold his younger brother, Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway at their home in Skaugum, near Oslo 02 March 2006.
The photo session was on the occasion of the upcoming baptising ceremony of the youngest son of Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway, to be named Sverre Magnus, 04 March 2006
Photo by Lise Åserud/Scanpix via Dagbladet

B. Brunei
YTM Azrinaz Mazhar, Ibu Hajah Ani Bambang Yudhoyono (wife of the President of Indonesia), and Queen Saleha of Brunei share a laugh on their way to a state banquet in honour of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife. The Indonesian President was on a two-day state visit to Brunei. Source: Infofoto Brunei.

C. Jordan
Queen Rania and King Abdullah of Jordan are welcomed by President Jacques Chirac at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The royal couple were on a working visit of France. Source: Deadline press.

E. SwedenCrown Princess Victoria came out to celebrate her Name Day, "Victoria Day" with many well-wishers on the courtyard of Royal Palace of Stockholm. Afterward, she met with representation of Swedish bakers, who was dressed as a cook. They presented a huge yellow cake, along with a check for her foundation.

F. BritainOn there second offical royal tour, HRH Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall makes her first big public mishap. Though she laughed it off and continued with her duties I think she will always check that theres a chair there next time.
Source: APA

G. Netherlands
Princess Maxima of the Netherlands thanks a little girl after launching 'Showdown', a World Down Syndrome Awareness Day on March 21, 2006 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Source: HELLO!H. Denmark
Prince Joachim of Denmark visited Cambodia and Vietnam, in capacity of his patronage of CARE Denmark, earlier this month.
Photo credit: Nils Meilvang, B.T.

I. JapanPrince Naruhito stepped forward to gently stroke Aiko's hair as his daughter Princess Aiko and wife Princess Masako welcomed him in front of Togu Palace from his Mexico trip on March 21, 2006. Aiko was happy to have her father back at her side.
Source: ProfmediaJ. Belgium
While on an economic mission to South Africa Philippe visits a cyber cafe for kids on March 16th in Tembisa.
Source: Belga.

K. Spain
Don I&#241;aki and Juan Urdangar&#237;n are having great time together and sharing, from the beggining, the afeci&#243;n for handball, a sport that means so much for the father that he wishes to share and this picture is the result of a happy and perfect mixture of tenderness, joy and fellowship between father and son.
Photo from Hola.

L. Luxembourg
Grand Duke Henri and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume tour the Russian Orthodox Church in Wiesbaden, Germany, on an official visit to the city in March.
Photo from http://www.tomwag.com